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Decluttering and home maintenance

Decluttering and home maintenance

When MI crisis happens, keeping house can take low priority. But having a messy house can further dent what is often an already low self esteem. Build up of grime follows and rodents have a field day in inaccessible places.

Getting that 2 minute job done (that has been annoying you for years) can lift ones spirit.

I have slowly been decluttering and tidying up our house. The progress made thus far has been achieved primarily by persistently dealing with one item a day.

What has often kept me going has been the encouragement from others @Faith-and-Hope, @Smc @Determined @Shaz51

This tip passed on to me today. Hang all your clothes in the wardrobe with the hanger back to front. As you wear them, return them with the hanger the right way round. In 6-12 months review all items that remain on back to front hangers with a view to donating/selling them.

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Lol @Former-Member Christmas was juat good timing.

Wrapping it up and putting it under the Christmas tree is just for some sport 😂

One darling happily engages in as she does not see the need to get all excited by such things.

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Perhaps the new dinner setting for your birthday @Determined 😁😁😁

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Darling also has a Dyson, both corded and cordless stick, . which she has always been very happy with. Recons the LG is way better on every level. I also like the LG as it does not hurt my ears like the Dyson does.

Will wait and see how durable it is.

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ha ha yes @Former-Member , @Determined , @Bunniekins , @Appleblossom , @Adge

I got a petrol blower for my birthday

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Is a Petrol Blower what you really wanted for your Birthday @Shaz51 ?

Very effective, yet oh so very noisy (I used to use them).

I have an electric blower (needs power cord), yet I forget to use it.

Adge

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I got a saucepan set for Christmas @Former-Member 😁

Well it was darling and I but I am the one who wanted it. I was saving to get it for myself but someone found out and picked it up on sale.

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Love your work fixing your dripper system @Adge .

I have bought in some bottled water @Shaz51 as the only cold water to the kitchen is from a rainwater tank which is mid change over (waiting for plumbers to reconnect new one after old one was removed).

Half done jobs = ☹️.

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Outgoing set is a combination of 18th birthday (mine) and engagement present.

This was on my list for decluttering in the kitchen.

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Can I very gently ask as to what you plan on doing with your old saucepans @Determined ?

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I have a petrol blower/ vac @Adge

Very noisy. I can manage a chainsaw in short bursts without hearing protection (not wise or reccomemded) but not the blower.

Looked at electric versions but don't like the corded and battery would not last long enough based on spec sheet.

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